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Old 07-01-2022, 08:55 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by AC2717 View Post
let's not forget the amount of geese that have made this lake home that deposit an average 2lbs (each bird) directly into the lake. While the fertilizer get into the lake more than should for sure this also trickles trough the ground first in most cases being absorbed or broken down. The fecal matter being dumped directly into the lake from the geese is far more problematic, just think when you see a row of 25 of these birds or more in a lot of cases, each one dropping an average of 2lbs of the good stuff directly into the water.

These reports always concentrate on fertilizers, well what makes up a lot of fertilizers? The environmentalists will never look at beyond human interactions. Again making it clear, that lawn maintenance is apart of this
AC, the lawns are why the geese are here!

"Canada Geese feed by dabbling in the water or grazing in fields and large lawns." https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id
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